Concerts on the Corner

Concerts on the Corner kicks off its 2025-26 season with mariachi music on Sept. 14 at First Congregational Church of San Jose. Mariachi Tapatio will play regional Mexican music rooted in the traditions of mariachi music in Jalisco.

The performance is set for 3 p.m. at the church, located at 1980 Hamilton Ave. in San Jose. Admission is free.

The concert series will bring a variety of musical performances to the Campbell and Willow Glen communities throughout the year. For more information, visit concertsonthecorner.org.

Cool hikes

Bay Area Older Adults is hosting events in September to get folks out near the shore where it’s cooler and to help clean up the city.

Birders can take a leisurely two-mile expert-led flat walk out at Shoreline Lake Park on Sept. 10, 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., to see the shorebirds that inhabit the salt marsh, salt ponds, sloughs and mudflats. Binoculars can be borrowed.

A Guadalupe River Cleanup Day is set for Sept. 18, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Volunteers should be prepared to be standing up for the duration of the event. Supplies and tools will be provided in addition to snacks, lunch and a bottle of water.

Learn about the Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge and its history, including the endangered species it protects and the different habitats it contains, on a a leisurely three-mile expert-led flat walk on Sept. 24, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

All events include transportation and lunch. For more information and to register, visit https://www.bayareaolderadults.org/september